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Kenny leaves with a file of simply six wins from 29 aggressive video games
Stephen Kenny’s time as Republic of Ireland boss is over after the Football Association of Ireland confirmed it won’t be renewing his contract.
The 52-year-old had been anticipated to depart after failing to qualify for Euro 2024.
The FAI had been anticipated to decide on the Dubliner’s future at a board assembly subsequent week however determined to verify his exit on Wednesday.
Kenny, who was appointed as Mick McCarthy’s successor in April 2020, mentioned on Tuesday that he didn’t count on to be supplied a brand new deal.
The FAI mentioned the choice was taken following a gathering and presentation to the affiliation’s board by director of soccer Marc Canham and chief government Jonathan Hill.
“The board agrees that now is the right time for change ahead of the friendly matches in March and June 2024 and the next Nations League campaign starting in September 2024,” learn the FAI’s assertion.
Hill mentioned: “Over the interval of his tenure, Stephen and his workers have labored tirelessly to create the precise atmosphere to assist the event of our senior males’s group, and we’re massively grateful for that appreciable contribution.
“Stephen has additionally overseen an necessary interval of transition for our senior males’s nationwide group and has given debuts to a big quantity of new and youthful gamers and this can function a strong platform for whoever now takes this group of gamers ahead.”
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Kenny was unable to information the Republic again to event soccer throughout his time in cost
Having constructed a formidable status within the Irish membership scene, profitable League of Ireland titles with Dundalk and Bohemians and serving to the previous attain the Europa League group levels, Kenny was appointed Republic Under-21 boss in November 2018.
The FAI’s unique plan was for Kenny to succeed McCarthy as senior supervisor after Euro 2020 just for the worldwide pandemic, which brought about the postponement of the play-offs and the event itself, to speed up Kenny’s ascension.
But after dropping to Slovakia on penalties within the Euro 2020 play-off semi-final, Kenny oversaw a disappointing 2022 World Cup qualifying marketing campaign throughout which the Republic picked up simply 9 factors from eight video games and misplaced at dwelling to Luxembourg.
The Republic went on to safe simply seven factors from six 2022-23 Nations League video games earlier than falling brief of their bid to achieve subsequent summer time’s Euros in Germany.
While Kenny’s facet had been drawn in a tough group alongside France and the Netherlands, dropping dwelling and away to Greece weakened Kenny’s place.
Ushering in subsequent era is Kenny’s predominant legacy
Analysis – Matt Gault, BBC Sport NI
Kenny’s departure had been broadly anticipated for a while and it was virtually not possible to view it as something over than inevitable after attending his press convention following the New Zealand sport on Tuesday, the place he minimize an undeniably crestfallen determine.
Plainly put, the outcomes weren’t ok. Kenny got here in with the promise of reworking the Republic’s model, however his detractors grew after a disastrous dwelling defeat by Luxembourg in March 2021.
Drawing at dwelling with Azerbaijan and dropping away to Armenia definitely didn’t assist his trigger.
There was the odd spotlight, of course, specifically beating Scotland 3-0 in Dublin within the Nations League, however Kenny’s predominant legacy can be his position in blooding the Republic’s subsequent era.
As for the FAI, with no aggressive motion for the Republic till September, the affiliation will certainly take its time to discover a appropriate alternative. But as Kenny proved, it is going to be a tricky job for whoever takes it.